Guns & the Law

AUTHOR(S)

Stenning, Philip C.

PUB. DATE

December 2000

SOURCE

Beaver;Dec2000/Jan2001, Vol. 80 Issue 6, p6

SOURCE TYPE

Periodical

DOC. TYPE

Article

ABSTRACT

Provides information on the history of private ownership of firearms in Canada. Legal measures in the 18th and 19th century concerning gun control; Views on the use of firearms for security and commercial hunting; Rationale behind the inclusion of the private ownership of firearms in the fundamental civil liberties in England; Prevalence of crime from the misuse of guns.

The article offers information on the issue regarding the report released by The Brady Campaign and the Violence Policy Center (VPC) which showed that individuals with concealed-carry handgun permits are also a threat to the society.

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The article reports on the decision of New York City to immediately start the processing of illegal gun-possession cases in order to control gun-related crimes.

The article discusses the need to deepen the sense of gun ownership in the U.S. Gun trafficking should be made a federal crime and not a term of art. Trafficking should be redefined to include selling multiple guns out of a home, car, street, or park that have two or more of the following...

Examines the differences in laws and gun-ownership rates in the U.S. and Europe and explores the relationship between guns and crime. Significance of possessing firearms; Media coverage of gun laws; Effectiveness of safe-storage laws.

Discusses the question of whether or not it is legal that gun violence be blamed on gun makers. Information on different cases involving gun violence; Comments from New York Senator Charles Schumer on court actions regarding gun violence; Arguments on owning a gun.